There are not many people playing Championship football aged 41, but Etna Flanagan is not your average footballer.
The Sligo corner-back, who is more than double the age of some of her teammates, is the oldest player in the All-Ireland Championship. On Sunday she helped the side reach the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship semi-finals, after an eight-point win over Connacht rivals Roscommon in Carrick-on-Shannon.
Despite her senior status in the squad, she told the LGFA's Jerome Quinn she has no intention of hanging up the boots anytime soon.
Once you're able to keep playing, why would you stop?
I'll play as long as I can I see other girls giving it up and I don't see the reason.
I love it. I'll keep going as long as I can, if the legs will carry me.
While Flanagan already has an All-Ireland Junior title to her name, her story away from the field, makes her performances on it all the more incredible.
In January 2015, Flanagan's son Ríoghnán passed away before his fourth birthday. Born with a heart condition, he died before a suitable donor was found.
Flanagan returned to the squad last summer before the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kildare, but the team have honoured Ríoghnán's memory this year, by wearing t-shirts supporting Organ Donor awareness.
The St. Nathys' captain admitted it was tough to come back into the county panel, after the tragedy.
I went back to the club shortly after he died, but it was tough.
I didn't go back to the county. I found it much too hard.
You're whole heart and soul has to be in county football. Mine wasn't. I left it, and Paddy [Henry, the Sligo manager] dragged me back in.
To be honest, football has helped me through it all. It just gives you a reason to get out and get your head just to blackout everything for an hour or two.
It helped me immensely through it all, and still does. Every day.
Flanagan has become an unofficial spokesperson for Organ Donor awareness. She hopes the message of her story will convince others to carry an Organ Donor card.
Your organs are no good to you if your dead. Someone else can make use of them.
Sligo return to action in the Intermediate Championship semi-final on September 2nd against Tyrone.
You can sign up to become an Organ Donor here.
